Research indicates that baby's sleep position is the major factor in 'flat-headedness'

Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:28 in Psychology & Sociology

TEMPE, Ariz. -- A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly -- or the development of flat spots on an infant's head -- according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics.

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